Current:Home > ContactBravo's Tabatha Coffey Reveals Her Partner of 25 Years Died After Heartbreaking Health Struggles -Triumph Financial Guides
Bravo's Tabatha Coffey Reveals Her Partner of 25 Years Died After Heartbreaking Health Struggles
View
Date:2025-04-18 12:40:06
Tabatha Coffey is finally ready to share her heartbreaking story of love and loss.
For the first time ever, the Tabatha Takes Over star is opening up about losing her partner of 25 years Diane Keeler, who died in 2022 after a long battle with brain cancer.
Keeler was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma in 2014 and subsequently went through years of surgery, chemotherapy and rehabilitation under the Bravo alum's care.
"I never called it stage 4, because everyone knows what that means," Coffey told People in an interview published June 11. "Her job was to rest her body. My job was to take care of everything else."
By 2017, Keeler's health seemed to be improving before she had a major stroke that left the corporate manager needing 24/7 care as she had lost much of her mobility and speech.
"What I told myself some days is, I don't know how I'm going to do this, I don't know if I've got enough strength," Coffey told the outlet. "I just was so frustrated I couldn't fix or control the situation, and that's all I wanted to do."
Keeler was eventually also diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and died on June 10, 2022 with Coffey by her side. And the famed hairstylist still mourns losing the love of her life.
"I'm not the same woman and I'm okay with it," she admitted. "I don't want to be the same woman."
However, Coffey is now on a mission to turn grief into good with her online support community ThriveHive and her new Creative Thrive podcast.
"No one cares for the caregiver," she says. "That's why it's so important for caregivers to find the support they need and also to be able to give that to themselves."
"My intention is to help others," the 57-year-old added. "And I hope that by talking about it, it reminds people that they're not alone."
(E! and Bravo are both part of the NBCUniversal family)
veryGood! (65)
Related
- Selena Gomez engaged to Benny Blanco after 1 year together: 'Forever begins now'
- Liam Payne postpones South American tour due to serious kidney infection
- Court-martial planned for former National Guard commander accused of assault, Army says
- Orioles place All-Star closer Félix Bautista on injured list with elbow injury
- Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
- Steve Miller recalls late '60s San Francisco music having 'a dark side' but 'so much beauty'
- Kentucky high school teens charged with terroristic threats after TikTok challenge
- Heineken sells its Russia operations for 1 euro
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- Houston Texans announce rookie C.J. Stroud will be starting QB
Ranking
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Simone Biles prioritizes safety over scores. Gymnastics officials should do same | Opinion
- On the March on Washington's 60th anniversary, watch how CBS News covered the Civil Rights protest in 1963
- College football Week 0 winners and losers: Caleb Williams, USC offense still nasty
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- 'Walking with our ancestors': Thousands fighting for civil rights attend March on Washington
- Trump campaign reports raising more than $7 million after Georgia booking
- College football Week 0 winners and losers: Caleb Williams, USC offense still nasty
Recommendation
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Louisiana refinery fire mostly contained but residents worry about air quality
Liam Payne postpones South American tour due to serious kidney infection
At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning
Opinion: Gianni Infantino, FIFA sell souls and 2034 World Cup for Saudi Arabia's billions
Prigozhin’s final months were overshadowed by questions about what the Kremlin had in store for him
Maui wildfires: More than 100 people on unaccounted for list say they're OK
Q&A: Ami Zota on the Hidden Dangers in Beauty Products—and Why Women of Color Are Particularly at Risk